User manual COBRA CPI400

[. . . ] Introduction Our Thanks To You Thank you for purchasing the Cobra® CPI 400 inverter. Properly used, this Cobra® product will give you many years of reliable service. Operating Instructions How Your Cobra® Power Inverter Works The Cobra® Power Inverter is an electronic product that has been designed and built to take low voltage DC (Direct Current) power from your automobile by simply connecting the power inverter to the cigarette lighter socket (or connecting directly to other low voltage power supplies) and CONVERT it to standard 115 volt AC (Alternating Current) power like the current you have in your home. This conversion process thereby allows you to use many of your household appliances and electronic products in automobiles, RVs, boats, tractors, trucks and virtually anywhere else. Customer Assistance Customer Assistance Should you encounter any problems with this product, or not understand its many features, please refer to this owner's manual. [. . . ] CAUTION Reverse polarity connections (positive to negative) will blow internal fuses in the inverter and may permanently damage the unit. Such damage is not covered by the warranty. CAUTION Remove any jewelry (watch, ring, etc. ). Be careful not to short circuit the battery with any metallic object (wrench, etc. ). WARNING You may observe a spark when making the connection because current can flow to charge the capacitors in the inverter. Do not make this connection in the presence of flammable fumes. Thoroughly ventilate the battery compartment before making this connection. 2. Connect cable to the Power Input Terminals on right side panel of the inverter. The red terminal is positive (+) and the black terminal is negative (-). Insert the ends of the cables onto the terminals and tighten the screws to clamp the cables safely. Connect Terminals 8 English Nothing comes close to a CobraTM 9 Installation Power Consumption Operation Power On & Off · For each piece of equipment you will be operating from the inverter, you must determine the battery's reserve capacity (how long the battery can deliver a specific amount of current -- in automotive batteries, usually 25 amperes) or ampere-hour capacity (a measure of how many amperes a battery can deliver for a specified length of time). It does not disconnect power from the inverter. When the switch is in the Off position, the inverter draws no current from the battery. When it's in the On position, but no power is being supplied to the load, the inverter draws less than 500 milliamperes from the battery. It would take more than a week to discharge a 100 amperehour battery at this rate depending on the age of the battery. Power and Protection Indicators The Power and Protection Indicators include a green light, a red light and an alarm. Green Light Power On ­ The green light should remain On steady. Red Light and/or Alarm Current Overload ­ The red light will turn On momentarily, then the inverter will shutdown. The inverter will continue to check for appropriate current levels while trying to restart the load. Voltage Overload ­ The red light will blink and the inverter will shutdown. The inverter will continue to check for appropriate voltage levels while trying to restart the load. Voltage Shortage ­ As a warning that the voltage is getting low, the internal alarm will sound. When the voltage is too low, the inverter will shutdown and the red light will turn On. [. . . ] You may be asked to send your power inverter to the Cobra® factory. · For products purchased outside the U. S. A. Please contact your local dealer for warranty information. It will be necessary to furnish the following to have the product serviced and returned. For Warranty Repair include some form of proof-of-purchase, such as a mechanical reproduction or carbon copy of a sales receipt. If you send the original receipt, it cannot be returned; 2. Enclose a description of what is happening with the power inverter. [. . . ]